Alexander the Great’s Characteristics, from the Perspective of The Battle of River Granicus

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10.2991/assehr.k.211220.021How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Alexander the Great; Parmenio; Disagreement; Leadership; Risk-taking; Anticipation for other’s decision

Abstract

Alexander the Great was known as one of the most remarkable and influential people in Greek history and later European history. His actions shall improve our understanding of Greek culture tremendously. As the Primary resource proved to be scarce under the circumstances of too antique, in contrast, the analysis of modern scholars is more crucial than other periods in history. This paper aimed to analyze human civilization development of the particular region (Greek), from the perspective of a pivotal person, regarding a specific action, which reflects his personality. This paper analyzed the disagreements between Alexander the Great and his greatest general, one of his most recognized generals, Parmenio. By referring to the different decisions that Alexander could have made, and the various actions that Alexander really took, which were argued in extra reliable primary resources agreed in the Ancient Greek history community. This paper provides analyses supporting that Alexander was wiser as a king than as a general, for he is more excellent in raising the morale of soldiers, which is a long-run benefit, than winning a simple battle; however, he was proved to be professional in both areas, just he saw more significant needs in raising the morale of soldiers. The paper used desk research, regarding the primary and secondary sources that had been used in the research process. Hopefully, within the explanations given in this paper, people would have one more perspective to think about the disagreement, develop a higher understanding of Alexander the Great. Moreover, students could learn from him about the decision-makers considering risks when facing, about how to have a broader aspect, think out of the box, other’s interest, predict other’s actions, extra.

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© 2021 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Qinyan Tong
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/12/24
TI  - Alexander the Great’s Characteristics, from the Perspective of The Battle of River Granicus
BT  - Proceedings of the 2021 4th International Conference on Humanities Education and Social Sciences (ICHESS 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 119
EP  - 122
SN  - 2352-5398
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DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.211220.021
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